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Article: Canada tightens food labeling rules.(News)
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- June 2, 2008
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CANADIAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper said May 21 his government will change food labeling guidelines, making it tougher for imported ingredients to be labeled "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada."
"Our new guidelines are designed to redefine Canadian food content labels to better reflect the true origins of products," Harper said in Ontario. "Our government is tightening the definitions of these familiar labels so Canadians know exactly what they're getting and get exactly what they want."
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) welcomed the decision.
Opposition parties in Parliament voiced some criticism, but mostly over the politics ...